[DogParkList] failed to mount help re v5

[Steve Hellyer]

Hi Myles,

It's tough to be sure as but It sounds as if you filing system is in  
need of some repair. When disk image mounts, or any external volumes  
be it network or physically connected (USB or Firewire), they get  
mapped to a directory on your main drive /Volumes.

This is UNIX directory is hidden from you in the Finder which is  
normal.  However it could be having some issues.

Best thing to do is boot with Mac OS X 10.5 DVD that your purchase or  
came with computer and run Disk Utilities from that DVD.  First run  
Disk Repair.  If it finds errors you should repair them and then run  
it again until it says all is well.

Secondly reboot and run Disk Utility but this time from you hard  
drive /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. You need to only do this  
once. It will make sure main System directories have correct  
permissions.

It important to do this in the order above as permissions ride on top  
of disk and if the disk is corrupted fixing permissions will could be  
rather useless (perhaps even cause more errors).

This is a good procedure and works most of the time.

If Disk Utility says it can't fix repair the disk in the first step it  
means the filing system is corrupted to a more serious degree and it's  
a good time to use a tool which will perform a very detailed recovery/ 
fix.  Much more time consuming that Disk Utility.  A great tool for  
that situation is Alsofts Disk Warrior.  I actually I run that utility  
once or twice a year regardless as it optimizes the file system tables  
and make the computer boot and run a bit faster. Sort of a filing  
system tuneup.

Instructions....
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417

Try Disk Utility
Insert the Mac OS X Install disc that came with your computer, then  
restart the computer while holding the C key.
When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk  
Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must  
select your language first.)
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer.  
If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.
Click the First Aid tab.
Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to  
display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
Select your Mac OS X volume.
Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1452
Should I start up from a Mac OS X install disc to repair disk  
permissions?
When possible, disk permissions should be repaired while started up  
from a Mac OS X volume (hard disk) that contains updated Mac OS X  
software, instead of a Mac OS X installation disc. Mac OS X software  
updates may change permissions on some files to improve security. When  
this occurs, the version of Disk Utility on the Mac OS X volume is  
updated to account for the new permissions. Running Disk Utility while  
started from the Mac OS X volume ensures that the changes made by  
software updates are preserved.

Why this happens depends on many variables. But most common cause it a  
sudden power outage when computer is not on a UPS.   Highly recommend   
even a small UPS on computer systems. Make sure if you have one or get  
one you connect the USB signal cable to your Mac or else you only  
delaying the sudden power loss.  Signal cable tells the computer to  
perform normal shutdown.
Prevention is always better than cure especially with hard drives. :-)

Hope this make sense and works for you.

73
Steve - VA3SPH

On 27-Feb-09, at 6:50 AM, myles landstein wrote:


> Hi

>

> Might  someone  be able to help me with a problem I seem to be  

> having  trying to install   some  MLDX  packages?

>

>

> Background:

> Tried  to  open  the  latest  V 5.02b17.   There has been allot    

> of  updates   lately  and  have not had  any problems

>

> Typically I just click on the  package  (.dmg)  and  it's  ready to  

> go.

>

> A  recent  exception to this   was   when I tried to install   V5.01  

> Beta 25,  I got  the following  error    which appeared  as a pop up  

> window  :

>

>

>

> "The following disk image failed to mount   MacLoggerDXb.dmg   

> reason:  not  recognized."

>

> Thought perhaps it might have been  a 1 time  anomaly  and since    

> Beta26 can out  so fast  and  installed   I didn't think much of it.

>

> Someone told me this was  some simple  basic   mac   related   

> stuff   but   I was  unsure why it happened my presumption was   

> something  related to the package rather than the os  since   

> everything elese seemed to  install  .

>

>

> Tried  to  use   V 5.02b17  today  and I get the same  exact   

> message    so now naturally I am a bit  concerned.

>

>

> I did try to reboot    and  download  the   application several  

> times  thinking perhaps it got  corrupted,  my machine  a   

> MacBookPro 15" running   10.5.6 has had  no  other  software   

> changes  for  many months.

>

>

>

>

>

> Any  help   is  greatly appreciated

>

>

>

>

> thanks

>

>

>

>

>

> myles landstein N2EHG

> myles.landstein at gmail.com

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>

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